Greenland: Migration

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Greenland: Migration
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Music by David Buckley
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CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$65 million

Greenland: Migration is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic survival thriller film directed by Ric Roman Waugh and written by Chris Sparling and Mitchell LaFortune. It is a sequel to the 2020 film Greenland , and is estimated to be released around late 2024 or early 2025 by Lionsgate. [1]

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Synopsis

"The survived Garrity family must leave the safety of the Greenland bunker and embark on a perilous journey across the decimated wasteland of Europe to find a new home." [2] [3]

Cast

Production

In June 2021, it was announced a sequel titled Greenland: Migration was in development, and the following month, STX acquired the worldwide distribution rights for the film at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival for $75 million [4] and agreed to give the sequel a $65 million budget. It was put into bankruptcy protection, [5] the cast returned, and while Morena Baccarin was initially reluctant, she eventually agreed return for the sequel. [6]

Filming

Principal photography began on April 29, 2024, in the United Kingdom and Iceland. [7] [8]

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